Year 11 subject descriptions

Accounting | Art | Biology | Chemistry | Economics | English and English (E.S.L) | Information Technology | Legal Studies | Mathematics | Mathematical Methods | Media Studies | Music Perfomance Solo Practice | Physics | Psychology | Vietnamese | Visual Communication & Design

Accounting (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Unit 1 focuses on accounting and financial management of a small business.  The unit introduces students to the fundamental process of gathering, recording, reporting of financial information for use of an individual in a small business.  The students are introduced to the use of information and communication technology in undertaking accounting procedures.  In Unit 2 the emphasis is on accounting and financial operations of a sole proprietor trading business.  Students will be introduced to an accounting system using the accrual approach for recording and reporting which recognises the impact of credit transactions.  Where appropriate, accounting procedures developed in each area of study will focus on the application of accounting principles and the qualitative characteristics of accounting reports. Students use information and communication technology to evaluate the performance of a business.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1

1. Record, report and explain the financial information of sole-proprietor service businesses, using manual and information and communications technology methods.
2. Identify and explain the financial needs of both sole-proprietor service businesses and of an owner, and describe ways in which accounting contributes to effective decision making for there businesses.

Unit 2

1. Record financial data and analyse financial information for sole-proprietor trading businesses using manual and information and communications technology methods.
2. Identify and describe the decision-making needs of a sole proprietor operating a trading business.

Assessment

Assessment tasks for each unit include computer applications and class exercises, class tests, assignment and an end of semester examination.

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Art (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Art study is designed to explore the visual arts through both art production and art theory. Art theory challenges students to articulate their understanding of the meanings and messages contained within artworks and to examine the effects of artworks upon the viewer. Throughout their study, students develop skills in research, analysis and art criticism.

In Art production students explore the characteristics and qualities of materials as well as areas of personal interest to generate their own artworks.

Throughout their study students use Analytical Frameworks to analyse, interpret and respond to artworks and to develop their own ideas.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1, Outcome 1: Art and Meaning

This area of study introduces the concept of Analytical Frameworks. Students use the frameworks to interpret the ideas expressed in artworks. They also develop an understanding that the meaning of an artwork may be a personal response by the viewer. Students study both historical and contemporary artworks from a range of societies and cultures. On completion of this unit students should be able to analyse and interpret a variety of artworks using the Formal and the Personal Framework

Unit 1, Outcome 2: Art-making and Personal Meaning

On completion of this area of study students should be able to present creative visual responses that demonstrate their personal interests and ideas through trialling techniques, materials and processes.

Unit 2, Outcome 1: Art and Culture

This area of study looks at the ways in which art reflects and communicates the values, beliefs and traditions of societies for and in which it is created. On completion of this unit students should be able to analyse, interpret, compare and contrast artworks from different cultures using the Formal and Cultural Framework.

Unit 2, Outcome 2: Art-making and Cultural Expression

On completion of this area of study students should have developed visual responses that demonstrate technical and artistic development and that explore a range of media, materials and techniques.

Assessment

The student's level of achievement is determined by school assessed coursework (20% of the final mark), the folio and visual diary (60%) and an internally set end-of-year examination (20%).

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Biology (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Unit 1 examines the cell as the structural and functional unit of the whole organism. I also examines the functional and structural characteristics of organisms, and similarities and differences between plants and animals. Unit 2 examines the rich diversity of Australian ecosystems by investigating adaptations in both animals and plants that enable them to survive. Homeostasis and ecology are both considered.

Outcomes

Unit 1

1. An investigation related to cellular structure, organisation and processes.
2. Description and explanation of the relationship between features and requirements of functioning organisms and how these are used to construct taxonomic systems.

Unit 2

1. Explanation and analysis of the relationship between environmental factors and adaptations and distribution of living things.
2. Design, conduct and report on a field investigation related to the interactions between living things and their environment and explain how ecosystems change over time.

Assessment

There are four assessment tasks in Unit 1 and four in Unit 2. In both Units, these are:

1. practical work
2. class tests
3. an individual research project
4. a unit examination.

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Chemistry (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Unit 1 focuses on the historical development of, and the relationship between, the Periodic Table and atomic theory. Students investigate trends and patterns within the Periodic Table and use subshell notation to describe the electronic configuration of elements. They explore the link between the electronic configuration of an element and the type of bonding in which it participates. Students are introduced to many of the major qualitative and quantitative ideas fundamental to chemistry including empirical and molecular formulas and the mole concept. They undertake practical activities that build their understanding of the Periodic Table.

Unit 2 focuses on the study of water. Students explore the special properties (chemical and physical) of water which make it so important to living things and relate the properties to chemical bonding characteristics. Students investigate chemical reactions that take place in aqueous solution by conducting practical activities on precipitation, acid-base reactions and redox reactions such as corrosion. They use full and ionic equations to represent the reactions and calculate the amount of reactants and products involved. Students investigate the concepts of solubility, concentration and pH, when dealing with problems of pollution and maintaining the quality of water. They investigate at least one process that uses the principles of green chemistry.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1

1. On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain how evidence is used to develop or refine chemical ideas and knowledge.
2. On completion of this unit the student should be able to use models of structure and bonding to explain the properties and applications of materials.

Unit 2

1. On completion of this unit the student should be able to write balanced equations and apply these to qualitative and quantitative investigations of reactions involving acids and bases, the formation of precipitates and gases, and oxidants and reductants.
2. On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain how chemical reactions and processes occurring in the atmosphere help to sustain life on earth.

Assessment

A number of assessment tasks contribute to the final level of achievement in both Units 1 & 2.  These include: practical work; short reports; oral, poster and multimedia presentations; construction and simulation of molecules; bonding formulas; modelling; and tests.  In each unit there will be a semester examination.

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Economics (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Unit 1 begins with the study of how markets operate in Australia to determine what is produced, how it is produced and who receives the goods and services that are produced. Decisions made by households, businesses, governments and other relevant groups are analysed to determine the impact they have on the way resources are allocated in different markets. Students then examine the importance of maintaining sustainable rates of economic growth for current and future living standards. Students also examine other important economic issues that are currently affecting the Australian and world economies.

Unit 2 begins with a study of the changing nature of population and demographics, the labour market and other related factors influencing the level of economic prosperity in the country. Students examine and analyse the impact on Australia's living standards of changing employment and participation patterns, skills shortages and technological change. Students then consider two contemporary global economic issues in light of how the economic decisions made by domestic and international households, businesses, governments and other relevant groups influence the Australian and international economies.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1

1. Explain the role of markets in the Australian economy, how markets operate to meet the needs and wants of its citizens, and apply economic decision making to current economic problems.
2. Describe the nature of economic growth and sustainable development and one other contemporary economic issue, explain how these issues are affected by the actions of economic decision-makers, and evaluate the impact of these issues on living standards.

Unit 2

1. Describe the factors that influence Australia's population and labour markets, and analyse how changes in these areas may impact upon living standards.
2. Describe the nature of two contemporary global economic issues, explain how each issue is affected by the actions of economic decision-makers, and evaluate the impact of the issue on living standards.

Assessment

The level of achievement is based on a student's performance on a number of assessment tasks in each semester:

• A folio of applied economic exercises
• A report of an investigation
• Problem solving tasks
• Case studies
• A presentation (oral, multimedia, visual)
• Test
• Examination

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English and English (E.S.L.) (Units 1 & 2)

Separate classes will be established for students whose first language is English and for students whose first language is not English.

Course Description

This study involves students in extending their language skills through developing their capacity to speak and write effectively for a range of purposes in a variety of ways as well as developing an understanding of how the media presents information.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1

1. Identify and discuss ideas, themes and issues in set texts and construct a response in written or oral form.
2. Communicate effectively in writing, taking into account context, purpose and audience.
3. Identify and discuss how language can be used to persuade readers and/or viewers.

Unit 2

1. Discuss and analyse how texts convey ways of thinking about the characters, ideas and themes and construct a response in oral or written form.
2. Create and present texts taking account of purpose, audience and context.
3. Identify and analyse how language is used in a persuasive text and to present a reasoned point of view in an oral or a written form.

Assessment

At the end of each semester students will sit a written examination.  In addition, students will complete a number of assessed tasks for each of the outcomes.  All tasks will have equal weighting i.e. each outcome in each semester is weighted equally.

 

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Information Technology (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Unit 1 focuses on how individuals use, and can be affected by, information and communications technology (ICT) in their daily lives.  Students acquire and apply a range of knowledge and skills to create information that persuades, educates or entertains. Unit 2 focuses on how individuals and organisations, such as sporting clubs, charitable institutions, small businesses and government agencies use ICT.  Students are required to create solutions and information products that meet personal and clients' needs.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1

1. Transform an existing printed information product into an on-screen information product to meet a specific audience need and evaluate the success of this information product.
2. Solve an information problem by collecting data and using database management software to manipulate that data.
3. Create an on-screen information product that presents an analysis of a contemporary ICT issue and substantiates a point of view.

Unit 2

1. Demonstrate progression in the ability to use a programming or scripting language, record the learning progress electronically, and explain possible career pathways that require the use of the software skills.
2. Represent a networked information system within an organisation, and describe the way a specified set of data flows through the system, where it is stored and where it is processed.
3. Design a solution and an information product for a client, taking into account client feedback, solve the information problem, and evaluate the solution and product.

Assessment

The award of satisfactory completion for a unit is based on a decision that the student has demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit. This decision will be based on the student's overall performance on assessment tasks designated for the unit.

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Legal Studies (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Units 1 & 2 examine the broad issues related to why we have laws and how such laws influence individuals and the society we live in. Unit 1 studies Criminal Law and Unit 2 studies Civil Law.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1

1. Law in society.
2. Criminal Law.
3. The criminal courtroom.

Unit 2

1. Civil Law.
2. The civil law in action.
3. The law in focus.
4. A question of rights.

Assessment

Assessment will be school-based. Students will undertake a range of tasks including:

• A folio.
• A case study.
• Role plays.
• Essays.
• Tests.
• Examination.

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  Mathematics (Units 1 & 2)

  General Mathematics

  Course Description

  There are two streams of study in General Mathematics.

  Standard General Mathematics:
  This subject prepares students for their study of Further Mathematics Year 12.
  This course builds on work in arithmetic, algebra and geometry which students have studied in Year 10, or an equivalent course, and adds statistics and a study of basic functions.
  Topics studied include: univariate data, bivariate data, variation, sequences and series, linear graphs and modelling, linear programming, linear relations and equations, non-linear relations and equations, shape and measurement, coordinate geometry, and trigonometric ratios and their applications.

  Advanced General Mathematics:
  This subject prepares students for their study of Specialist Mathematics Year 12. 
  This course builds on work in arithmetic, algebra and geometry which students have studied in Year 10, or an equivalent course, and adds statistics and a study of basic functions.  Topics studied include: real and complex number systems, variation, linear graphs and modelling, linear relations and equations, non-linear relations and equations, coordinate geometry, vectors, Kinematics, sketching and interpreting linear and non-linear graphs, trigonometric identities and trigonometric ratios and their applications.

  Learning Outcomes

  Unit 1 & 2

  1. Define and explain key concepts, in relation to the topics from the selected areas of study, and apply a range of related mathematical routines and procedures.
  2. Apply mathematical processes in non-routine contexts and analyze and discuss these applications of mathematics in at least three of the areas of study.
  3. Use technology to produce results and carry out analysis in situations requiring problem solving, modelling or investigative techniques or approaches in at least three of the areas of study.

  Assessment

  1. Class Tests/Assessment Tasks 34%
  2. Examination 1   22%
  3. Examination 2   44%

  An overall achievement grade for each unit will also be given.

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  Mathematical Methods (CAS)

  Course Description

  Mathematical Methods (CAS) Units 1 and 2 are designed as preparation for Mathematical Methods (CAS) Units 3 and 4. The areas of study are 'Functions and graphs,' 'Algebra,' 'Rates of change and calculus' and 'Probability.'

  Students are expected to be able to apply techniques, routines and processes involving rational and real arithmetic, algebraic manipulation, equation solving, graph sketching, differentiation and integration with and without the use of technology, as applicable. Students should be familiar with relevant mental and by hand approaches in simple cases.

  The appropriate use of computer algebra system (CAS) technology to support and develop the teaching and learning of mathematics, and in related assessments, is to be incorporated throughout the course.

  Familiarity with determining the equation of a straight line from combinations of sufficient information about points on the line or the gradient of the line and familiarity with Pythagoras Theorem and its application to finding the distance between two points is assumed. Students should also be familiar with quadratic and exponential functions, algebra and graphs, and basic concepts of probability.

  Learning Outcomes

  Unit 1 & 2

  For each unit the student is required to demonstrate achievement of three outcomes. As a set these outcomes encompass all of the areas of study for each unit.

  Outcome 1

  On completion of this unit the student should be able to define and explain key concepts as specified in the content from the areas of study, and apply a range of related mathematical routines and procedures.

  Outcome 2

  On completion of this unit the student should be able to apply mathematical processes in non-routine contexts, and analyse and discuss these applications of mathematics.

  Outcome 3

  On completion of this unit the student should be able to select and appropriately use a computer algebra system and other technology to develop mathematical ideas, produce results and carry out analysis in situations requiring problem-solving, modelling or investigative techniques or approaches.

  To achieve these outcomes the student will draw on knowledge and related skills outlined in one or more areas of study.

  Assessment

  School-assessed coursework and two end-of-semester examinations will determine the student's level of achievement for Unit 1 and Unit 2.

  1. Class tests/assessment tasks 34%
  2. Examination 1: Technology Free   22%
  3. Examination 2: Technology Active   44%

  An overall achievement grade for each unit will also be given.

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  Media Studies (Units 1 & 2)

  Course Description

  VSE media has been designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop critical and creative knowledge and skills. Media texts, technologies and processes are considered from various perspectives, including their structure and features, their industry production and distribution context, audience reception and the impact of media in society. This aspect of the study is integrated with the individual and collaborative design and production of media representations and products.

  Unit 1: Representation and technologies of representation

  In Unit 1 students develop their understanding of the relationship between the media, technology and the representations present in media forms. The unit involves the study of the implications of media technology for the individual and society. Students develop production and analytical skills and use media technology and new media practice.

  Unit 2: Media production and media industry

  In Unit 2 students develop their understanding of the specialist production stages and roles within the collaborative organisation of media production. Students develep production skills through undertaking assigned roles during their participation in specific stages of a media production and analyse issues concerning the stages and roles in the media production process. Students also develop an understanding of media industry issues and developments relating to production stages and roles.

  These units are designed to balance theoretical and production-based learning activities. They develop the key knowledge and skills through research, reflection, application and synthesis.

  VCE Media is relevant to students with a wide range of expectations, including those who wish to pursue further formal study at tertiary level or in vocational education and training settings, as well as providing valuable knowledge and skills for participation in contemporary society.

  The study of media includes:

  • Audiovisual media (film, television, radio, video, photography)
  • Print based media (newspapers, magazines and related publications)
  • Digital media technologies (the internet, computer games and interactive multimedia)
  • Media and cross media processes and production, popular music, popular culture,
  • Cyberculture and virtual worlds, convergence and hybridisation,
  • Information dissemination and retrieval technologies

  Assessment

  Assessment outcomes for these units are varied. Some examples that will be used are:

  • Radio or audio sequences;
  • Audiovisual or video sequences;
  • Photographs;
  • Print layouts;
  • Multimedia sequences or presentations (including website and data presentations.
  • Posters;
  • Tests;
  • Written responses;
  • Oral reports.

  Students in Units 1 and 2 will be assessed on a range of both practical, written and examination results.

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  Music Performance Solo Practice (Units 1 & 2)

  Course Description

  Playing an instrument or singing is the main focus of Music Performance.  Students should aim to improve their technical skills and knowledge of a wide variety of music.  Instruction is through individual instrument or singing lessons and class lessons.  Performances and attendance at master classes and concerts makes this subject an enjoyable friendly activity as well as a very useful subject for university entrance.

  Learning Outcomes

  Unit 1

  1. Perform a program of contrasting solo and group works, unprepared performance and selected solo technical work.
  2. Analyze and evaluate influences on works being prepared for performance and approaches that can be used to optimize performance of those works.
  3. Recognize and write scales, intervals and chords, transcribe rhythms and melodies, use conventions in music notation and describe how instruments are used in combination.
  4. Analyze music being prepared for performance and use scales, intervals, chords, rhythms, melodies and instruments in combination to develop music ideas through composition or improvisation.

  Unit 2

  1. Demonstrate a developing artistry/mastery in performing a program of contrasting works and selected technical work.
  2. Analyze the structure and style of works selected for solo performance or other works in a similar style that identifies the expressive features of the work.
  3. Recognize and write scales, intervals and chords, transcribe rhythms and melodies, use conventions in music notation and describe how instruments are used in combination.

  Assessment

  Assessment is based on a range of tasks that demonstrate achievement of the specified outcomes.  Tasks might include: solo performance recital, group performance, technical work and sight reading, written reports and written and oral tests.

  The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is represented in Australia by Taylors College.  It is expected that all Music Performance students will present for an Associated Board Examination to gain their end of year assessment grading.  The Associated Board qualification is universally recognized and provides opportunity to apply for entrance to music faculties in Australia and overseas.

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  Physics (Units 1 & 2)

  Preliminary Study Required

  Although there are no pre-requisites for entry to Units 1 or 2, students who are studying mathematics at Year 11 level will find this to be an advantage.

  Course Description

  This study is designed to enable students to become familiar with the language, methods and major ideas of physics, and to prepare for careers in physics-related areas.  Unit 1 deals with the wave-like properties of light, nuclear and radioactivity physics, as well as a detailed study chosen from astronomy, medical physics or nuclear energy.  Unit 2 deals with movement, electricity and a detailed study chosen from alternative energy sources, astrophysics or aerospace.

  Learning Outcomes

  Unit 1
  Unit 1 consists of two prescribed areas of study: Wave-like properties of light; Nuclear and radioactivity physics; and a detailed study Energy from the Nucleus.

  Area of Study 1:
  WAVE-LIKE PROPERTIES OF LIGHT

  Students will learn how to:

  • describe transverse and longitudinal waves in terms of particle motion, amplitude, wavelength, period and frequency; 
  • identify visible light as a particular region of a spectrum of transverse electromagnetic radiation;
  • describe the polarisation of light and the colour components of visible light
  • apply a ray model to behaviours of light including reflection, refraction and total internal reflection;
  • describe refraction and colour dispersion using Snell's Law and refractive index;
  • describe the behaviour of light in light pipes and optical fibres and the effects of material dispersion and modal dispersion in an optical fibre;

  Area of Study 2:
  NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVITY PHYSICS

  Students will learn how to:

  • describe radioactive decay in terms of half-life;
  • apply a simple particle model of the atomic nucleus to the origin of α, β and γ radiation including changes to the number of nucleons, detection and penetrating properties; they will  describe the short- and long-term effects of α, β and γ  radiation on humans, organisms and the environment
  • describe nuclear transformations and decay series;
  • describe natural and artificial isotopes and neutron absorption as one means of production of artificial radioisotopes;

  Area of Study 3:
  Detailed Study - ENERGY FROM THE NUCLEUS
   
  Students will study the energy available from the fusing of the nuclei of small atoms, and thus the radiant energy of stars, including the Sun. The progress towards using fusion processes as an energy source will be discussed, as will the use of fission reactions in providing power in reactors. This will involve consideration of nuclear fuels, moderators, cooling systems and chain reactions. The environmental problems of radioactive disposal of radioactive waste will be studied.

  Unit 2

  Unit 2 consists of two prescribed areas of study: movement; electricity; and a detailed study astrophysics.

  Area of Study 1:
  MOVEMENT

  Students will learn to:

  • describe and analyse motion along a straight line graphically, numerically and algebraically;
  • describe how changes in movement are caused by the actions of forces and apply Newton's three laws of motion,;
  • compare the accounts of the action of forces by Aristotle, Galileo and Newton;
  • apply the vector model of forces, including vector addition, vector substraction and components, to readily observable forces including weight, friction and reaction forces;
  • model mathematically work as force multiplied by distance for a constant force and as area under a force versus distance graph;
  • interpret energy transfers and transformations using an energy conservation model applied to ideas of work, energy and power.

  Area of Study 2:
  ELECTRICITY

  Students will learn to:

  • develop circuit models to analyse electrical phenomena
  • undertake practical investigations of circuit components.
  • develop concepts of electrical safety through the study of safety mechanisms and the effect of current and time on humans.
  • apply mathematical models and critically assess the operation of DC circuits.
  • use electrical circuits in the contexts of simple battery operated DC devices, household electricity, and car electrical systems.

  Area of Study 3:
  Detailed Study - ASTROPHYSICS

  This study looks at the nature of stars, galaxies and their evolution, as well as evidence about the steady state and 'Big Bang' models of the Universe.

  Student will develop the knowledge and skills to:

  • compare the steady state and Big Bang models of the nature and origin of the Universe;
  • explain the link between the Doppler Effect and Hubble's observations;
  • apply a qualitative understanding of methods used for measurements of the distances to stars and galaxies;
  • explain the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets;
  • describe the properties of stars: luminosity, radius and mass, temperature and spectral type;
  • use the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram to describe types of stars, their evolution and death;
  • explain fusion as the energy source of a star;
  • compare the Milky Way galaxy to other galaxies;
  • describe characteristics of the Sun as a typical star, including size, mass, energy output, colour and information obtained from the Sun's radiation spectrum.

  Assessment

  Students will complete assessment tasks such as practical work and tests, and two examinations to determine the level of achievement reached.

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  Psychology (Units 1 & 2)

  Course Description

  Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour in humans. The science of psychology has produced rapid expansion in knowledge, fuelled by the emergence of new interdisciplinary approaches, advances in imaging technologies and a broader public interest in applications of psychology.

  Learning Outcomes

  Unit 1: Introduction to Psychology
  In this unit students are introduced to the development of psychology from its philosophical beginnings to a scientific study of the human mind and behaviour. Students explore the scope of psychology, its specialist disciplines such as neuropsychology, cognitive, social and human developmental psychology, and its fields of application. Students consider influences on perception and human behaviour from biological, behavioural, cognitive and socio-cultural perspectives. They examine the contribution classic and contemporary studies have made to the development of different psychological theories used to predict and explain the human mind, and behaviours associated with particular stages of development over a lifespan.
  
  Two areas of study are covered:

  1. Area of Study 1: What is Psychology?
     The student should be able to describe how research has informed different psychological perspectives used to explain human behaviour, and explain visual perception through these perspectives.
  2. Area of Study 2: Lifespan Psychology
     The student should be able to describe a range of psychological development theories and conduct an investigation into one stage in the lifespan of an individual.

  Unit 2: Self and Others
  A person's attitudes and behaviours affect the way they view themselves and the way they relate to others. Understanding what influences the formation of attitudes of individuals and behaviours of groups can inform and contribute to explanations of individual aggression or altruism, the positive and negative power of peer pressure and responses to group behaviour. Differences between individuals can also be ascribed to differences in intelligence and personality, but conceptions of intelligence and personality and their methods of assessment are contested. Differences between individuals, groups and cultures can be analysed in varied ways through different psychological perspectives informed by both classic and contemporary theories.
  
  Three areas of study are covered:

  1. Area of Study 1: Interpersonal and Group Behaviour
     The student should be able to explain how attitudes are formed and changed and discuss the factors that affect the behaviour of individuals and groups.
  2. Area of Study 2: Intelligence and Personality
     The student should be able to compare different theories of intelligence and personality, and compare different methodologies used in the measurement of these.

  Assessment

  Assessment tasks for this unit are selected from the following:

  • research investigation
  • annotated folio of practical activities
  • media response
  • oral presentation using two or more data types
  • visual presentation, for example concept map, graphic organiser, poster
  • test
  • essay

     

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Vietnamese (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

The study of Vietnamese develops the student's ability to understand and use a language which is spoken by over 76 million people living in Vietnam. It is also the home language of about two million people living in other countries such as France, the United States, Canada and Australia.

As well as giving students direct access to a culture which is rich in history, literature and the arts, the ability to communicate in Vietnamese, in conjunction with other skills, may broaden students' vocational options in areas such as trade, the arts, education, social welfare, interpreting and translating.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1 

1. establish and maintain a spoken or written exchange related to personal areas of experience.
2. listen to, read and obtain information from spoken and written texts.
3. produce a personal response to a text focusing on real or imaginary experience.

Unit 2

1. participate in a spoken or written exchange related to making arrangements and completing transactions.
2. listen to, read, and extract and use information and ideas from spoken and written texts.
3. give expression to real or imaginary experience in spoken or written form.

Assessment - Units 1 & 2

Assessment tasks for each unit include class exercises, class tests, an assignment and an end of semester examination.

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Vietnamese (Units 3 & 4)

Course Description

The areas of study for Vietnamese comprise themes and topics, text types, kinds of writing, vocabulary and grammar.

The themes and topics are the vehicle through which the student will demonstrate achievement of the outcomes, in the sense that they form the subject of the activities and tasks the student undertakes. The text types, kinds of writing, vocabulary and grammar are linked, both to each other, and to the themes and topics. Together, as common areas of study, they add a further layer of definition to the knowledge and skills required for successful achievement of the outcomes.

The common areas of study provide the opportunity for the student to build upon what is familiar, as well as develop knowledge and skills in new and more challenging areas.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 3

1. express ideas through the production of original texts.
2. analyse and use information from spoken texts.
3. exchange information, opinions and experiences.

Unit 4

On completion of this unit the student should be able to respond critically to spoken and written texts which reflect aspects of the language and culture of Vietnamese-speaking communities.

1. analyse and use information from written texts.
2. respond critically to spoken and written texts which reflect aspects of the language and culture of Vietnamese-speaking communities.

Assessment - Units 3 & 4

1. Unit 3 school-assessed coursework: 25 per cent
2. Unit 4 school-assessed coursework: 25 per cent
3. Examinations*:
   - oral component 12.5 per cent
   - written component 37.5 per cent
   
   
   

   *A single grade is awarded

 

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Visual Communication & Design (Units 1 & 2)

Course Description

Visual Communication and Design involves drawing, designing and communicating.  Visual communicators in fields such as architecture, engineering, graphic design, multimedia design, industrial design, cartograpy, advertising and fashion all depend on graphics to communicate ideas and information.  This study is intended to assist students in the understanding, use and interpretation of a range of visual communications.  The main purpose of Unit 1 – Visual communication, is to enable students to prepare instrumental drawings of objects and explore freehand drawing from direct observation.  Students are also introduced to the visual communication design process.  In Unit 2, communication in context, students develop practical skills by generating images and developing them through freehand and instrumental drawing.  The ways in which information and ideas are communicated visually is explored through analysing the work of others.  The visual communication production process is applied by modifying existing final presentations for specified audiences.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1  Visual Communication

1. Complete instrumental drawings using a range of paraline drawing systems.
2. Draw from direct observation, in proportion, and render drawings.
3. Explore and apply design elements and principles to satisfy a stated purpose.
4. On completion of this unit the student should be able to describe the nature of the design process in the production of visual communications.

Unit 2  Communication in Context

1. On completion of this unit the student should be able to use freehand and instrumental drawings to develop images that represent and communicate form.
2. On completion of this unit the student should be able to use freehand drawings in the development of rendered three-dimensional images.
3. On completion of this unit the student should be able to apply the design process to develop a visual communication solution to a set brief.
4. On completion of this unit the student should be able to describe and analyse contemporary and historical examples of visual communication and explain how they communicate ideas, present information and reflect influences.

Assessment

The award of satisfactory completion of the unit is based on a decision that the student has demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit, together with an end of unit examination.

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